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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Turkey's Mounting Syria Problem - Council on Foreign Relations

Turkey's Mounting Syria Problem

Turkey's public is becoming increasingly concerned about the possibility of war with Syria, says Steven Heydemann, an expert for the United States Institute for Peace who has just returned from Turkey. Heydemann said Turks are also worried "about the economic and social consequences of a conflict that has already forced more than 100,000 Syrian refugees into southern Turkey." He says that the recent tensions with Russia and Iran have effectively ended Turkey's efforts to have harmony in its relations with its neighbors.

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